Slow Cooked Tacos Al Pastor
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This Tacos Al Pastor recipe combines chili spice rubbed pork tenderloin, slow cooked in a pineapple chili sauce for a simple, delicious taco recipe.
Tacos, one of my three favorite food groups! The others being cheese and pizza, of course! 😉
Tacos Al Pastor, one of my brothers favorite tacos, and a recipe that he’s been requesting on the blog for a while now!
While Tacos Al Pastor are traditionally cooked on a spit, for those of us without a spit at home (if you have a spit at home, can we be friends, because that’s freaking awesome!), this slow cooker method makes it possible to still get that delicious pineapple chili pork in the convenience of your own kitchen!
Slow Cooker Tacos Al Pastor Ingredients
- 2 tsp kosher salt
- 1 tsp oregano
- 2 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 3 tsp chili powder
- 3 lb pork tenderloin
- 7 oz can chipotles in adobo sauce
- 1 fresh pineapple, peeled, cored & chopped (divided)
- 1 cup chopped red onion (divided)
- 4 cloves garlic
- 2 tbsp fresh lime juice
- 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 12 oz bottle of beer
- 12 small tortillas
- ¼ cup cilantro
- 2 limes (sliced into wedges)
Slow Cooker Tacos Al Pastor Instructions
Combine the kosher salt, oregano, cumin, black pepper and chili powder in a small bowl.
Rub the mixture onto the pork tenderloin and place the pork into the slow cooker.
Add the can of chipotles in adobo sauce, 2 cups of fresh diced pineapple, ½ cup of red onion, garlic, lime juice and apple cider vinegar to a food processor, or blender.
Blend until smooth. Pour this mixture over the pork in the slow cooker, then pour the beer over the top.
Cover and slow cook for 3-4 hours on high or 6-8 hours on low.
Remove from the crock pot and grab two forks or meat claws to quickly and easily shred the meat.
Flip the meat claws over and easily transfer the meat back into the crock pot.
Toss the meat with the sauce in the crock pot then serve the meat on tortillas, topped with the remaining pineapple and red onion, as well as cilantro and lime wedges.
Did someone say Taco Tuesday? Or Wednesday? Or Thursday? Seriously, I’ll be eating these tacos every day this week, they’re so good!
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Slow Cooked Tacos Al Pastor
Ingredients
- 2 tsp kosher salt
- 1 tsp oregano
- 2 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 3 tsp chili powder
- 3 lb pork tenderloin
- 7 oz can chipotles in adobo sauce
- 1 fresh pineapple, peeled, cored & chopped (divided)
- 1 cup red onion, diced - divided
- 4 cloves garlic
- 2 tbsp fresh lime juice
- 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 12 oz beer
- 12 small tortillas
- ¼ cup cilantro
- 2 limes, sliced into wedges
Instructions
- Combine the kosher salt, oregano, cumin, black pepper and chili powder in a small bowl.
- Rub the mixture onto the pork tenderloin and place the pork into the slow cooker.
- Add the can of chipotles in adobo sauce, 2 cups of fresh diced pineapple, ½ cup of red onion, garlic, lime juice and apple cider vinegar to a food processor, or blender.
- Blend until smooth.
- Pour this mixture over the pork in the slow cooker, then pour the beer over the top.
- Cover and slow cook for 3-4 hours on high or 6-8 hours on low.
- Remove from the crock pot and grab two forks or meat claws to quickly and easily shred the meat.
- Flip the meat claws over and easily transfer the meat back into the crock pot.
- Toss the meat with the sauce in the crock pot then serve the meat on tortillas, topped with the remaining pineapple and red onion, as well as cilantro and lime wedges.
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5 Comments on “Slow Cooked Tacos Al Pastor”
What a coincidence, those are my favorite food groups too (along with probably the rest of the countries) 🙂 I could eat tacos for every meal, and I adore Tacos al Pastor! Your version looks stellar! Thanks for sharing! Cheers!